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Hello,

Who is the Primary Owner of all the domain names that we register ourself with. I know Go daddy, Yahoo, Google sponsor the registration and charge for it, basis its tenure.

I was just wondering who is actually the primary owner of all these domain names.

Warm Regards
Victor

The domain name industry is regulated and overseen by ICANN, the organization that is responsible for certifying companies as domain name registrars.

At one time there was only one domain name registrar - Network Solutions, Inc. - but today there are dozens of accredited registrars. Only a domain name registrar is permitted to access and modify the master database of domain names maintained by InterNIC. The master database contains the documentation on all of the domain names registered to date.